Specialist - Finance Operations FP&A
Area: Global Business Services
Department: Finance
Subsidiary/country: India
Location: India
GSMS Grade: P2
Number of Personnel Managed: -
Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility: -
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:
Global Business Services (GBS) aims to provide globally unified services based on standardized and automated solutions across different functions and markets. This will enable us to drive operational efficiency, quality services, improved agility and better decision-making whilst reducing complexity and workload.
Planning and Reporting team supports the business by providing information that will enable the financial decisions, by promoting transparency in the actuals reporting and increasing the accuracy in the Planning activities, such as forecast and budgeting.
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Key Responsibilities:
Execute budgeting, forecasting and cost monitoring processes ensuring data quality and integrity across various systems and tools
Support the supervisor to partner with the business within the assigned area of responsibility
Engage the creation of transparency on budgeting, forecasting and cost monitoring processes and contribute for the integrity of those activities
Ensure data mechanization and daily/ monthly maintenance of the information in the reporting / budget systems
Ensure smooth operation of day to day business by taking on ownership for related actions
Look continuously for improvement of daily tasks to optimize controlling, FP&A and overall finance execution and allow improved sharing of key financial information
Execute standardized reporting and ad-hoc analysis
Manage cost centers and support cost center managers in all financial tasks (e.g. investment and recruitment requests, cost recharges, etc.)
Manage / support small sized projects; support the implementation of findings and sustainability of achievements
Key Relationships:
GBS Controlling Team and Finance teams
adidas Finance Team
adidas senior management team
adidas Market Controllers
Accounting
HR
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Good financial acumen
System expertise: Very good MS office skills (especially Excel), SAP S/4 Hana, SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud) and Power BI
Experience of Central Finance (CFIN) implementation
Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting
Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation
Good Problem solving and analytical skills
Proven track record in successful team work being part of global, multinational projects.
Multi-cultural awareness, open minded to working in diverse business environments.
Able to constructively work under stress and pressure when faced with high workloads and deadlines
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
• University degree in Commerce/Business Administration/Finance/ Controlling or similar
• 4 plus years relevant work experience as CPA or equivalent
• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function
• Experience in a Shared Service environment
• Lean training certification